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Duncan II
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Duncan II (d. 1094), king of Scotland (1094), was the eldest son of Malcolm III . He was given as a hostage...backing in a bid to oust his uncle Donald III from the kingship in 1094. He was killed by Mael Petair, mormaer of the Mearns, and...
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Losinga, Herbert de
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...c. 1054–1119). First bishop of Norwich ( c. 1094–1119). Possibly a Lotharingian by descent but English...reinstated him. Losinga moved the see to flourishing Norwich (1094), where he started building the impressive cathedral (1096...
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Norwich, diocese of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...diocese of The see, conterminous with Norfolk, was founded in 1094. Herfast (1070–85) moved the East Anglian see...Herbert Losinga (1091–1119) moved it again c. 1094 to Norwich, where he established a Benedictine monastic community...
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Donald III
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...III (d. c. 1100), king of Scotland (1093–4, 1094–7), known as Donald Bane. He seized the kingship...William II of England, dislodged Donald from the kingship in 1094, but was soon defeated and killed in battle. Donald was restored...
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Cid, El
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Cid, El ( c. 1043–99), Count of Bivar, Spanish soldier. A champion of Christianity against the Moors, in 1094 he captured Valencia, which he went on to rule. He is immortalized in the Spanish Poema del Cid (12th century) and in Corneille...
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battle
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...in fulfilment of his vow before the battle that he would build an abbey if he achieved victory. The church was consecrated in 1094. Battle Hymn of the Republic the title of Julia Ward Howe's poem, which became one of the most popular songs of the Union...
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Caen, treaty of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...Robert . In 1091 Rufus led an expedition to Normandy, forcing Robert to a treaty at Caen or Rouen. They joined forces to dispossess their younger brother Henry (later Henry I) in Cotentin but by 1094 were at war with each other again.
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Edmund
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Edmund, son of Malcolm Canmore by Margaret , daughter of Edward the Atheling , is said to have shared the throne of Scotland with his uncle Donald III from 1094 to 1097. They were then ousted by Edmund's brother Edgar .
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Norwich
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Norwich County town of Norfolk, situated on the river Wensum, and a cathedral city since 1094. It is not recorded before 900, yet by 1066 it was one of the three or four most important towns in England, a position it retained...
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Norfolk
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...survey in 1086. Thetford gained a temporary advantage in 1072 when the bishopric was moved there from North Elmham, but in 1094 it was transferred again, this time to Norwich, where it stayed. The great cathedral was started in 1096. Bishop's Lynn...
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